Layups are supposedly so easy that the term is used outside of basketball to refer to anything simple. The first question on the test was so basic, it was a layup. Showing up for work on time is a ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) Braden Smith stole the ball at midcourt and hit a layup with 23 seconds remaining, helping No. 5 Purdue edge Southern California 69-64 on Saturday to pull into a first-place tie with ...

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) Trey McKenney made a tiebreaking layup with 1:07 left and No. 3 Michigan rallied past No. 5 Nebraska 75-72 on Tuesday night to hand the Cornhuskers their first loss this season.

Peyton Siva's teammates wondered why he didn't end the game in regulation when he had a chance and deferred to a freshman. Given a second chance, Siva finished with a flourish. Siva drove through the ...

LAYTON — It could be argued that a simple layup is the easiest shot taken on the basketball court. Given that, choose your favorite idiom to describe Layton High’s layup performance from the field ...

Butler trailed by as many as 11 in the second half, but closed the gap and won in the closing seconds. Senior starter Jahmyl Telfort did not play in the event, allowing opportunity for others. Butler ...

DAYTON, Ohio — Amarr Knox’s layup with a second left lifted Alabama State to its first NCAA Tournament win Tuesday night, 70-68 over Saint Francis (PA) in a matchup of No. 16 seeds at the First Four.

Despite the nine-point loss to the Florida Gators, there was a lot to like in the game for Kentucky basketball, including the team finding a way to never be completely 'out' of it. The Wildcats got ...